Abbas Banihashem
Email: *********@********.***
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City: Ithaca
State: NY
Zip: 14853
Country: USA
Phone: 607-***-****
Skill Level: Entry
Salary Range: $55,000
Willing to Relocate
Primary Skills/Experience:
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Educational Background:
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Job History / Details:
Objective
Full-time Position as an Electrical/ Biomedical Engineer
Education
Cornell University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ithaca, NY January 2013
Master of Engineering
University of Tehran, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iran July 2011
Bachelor of Science
Work and Research Experience
Body-On-a-Chip Biosensor
I designed and implemented a precise and inexpensive approach using image processing to monitor cardiotoxicity of drugs on chip. This project was conducted under Professor Shuler's supervision through which I gained some skills in image/signal processing, biosensors and microfluidics.
Bioinstrumentation and Imaging
Glucose Biosensor based on Carbon Nanotubes, BS Thesis in Thin Film Lab at University of Tehran, 2011
Goniometer Sensor based on changes in magnetic field passing through KMZ43-IC, Bioinstrumentation Lab, University of Tehran, Iran, 2010
Concept Design of Electrosurgical Unit based on Kavandish Meg Family Design, Medical Safety Project, University of Tehran, Iran, 2010
Concept Design of Building Management System (BMS) in Negah Eye Hospital, Dejageh-Sun Consulting Engineers (DASCO), 2010
Brain Image Reconstruction from MEG source using splines, Internship in Medical Image Processing Lab, Iran, 2009
ECG Patient Simulator using AVR microprocessor, Supervisor: Dr. Omid Fatemi, 2009
Design and Fabrication of ECG Amplifier Circuit, Project Supervisor at Nikan High School, Iran, 2009
General Insights about Biomedical Industry
Immersion Program in Robert Packer Hospital offered by Guthrie Healthcare System, PA, USA, Spring 2012
Measurement and Classification of Knowledge Production Related to the Field of Biomedical Engineering in Iran, Iranian Society of Biomedical Engineering (ISBME), April 2011
A survey on foresight of biomedical engineering trends in the next decades, Scientific and Educational Committee of Biomedical Engineering Student Branch in University of Tehran, 2010
Revising the Curriculum of Bioelectrical Engineering Program Based on Global Trends, Electrical and Computer Engineering School, University of Tehran, Iran, 2010
A Research on the Role of Medical Practitioners' Cognition on Medical Errors and the Role of Medical Informatics Systems (MIS) to Improve Patient Safety in Clinical Environments, Professor Reza A. Zoroofi, Published in BMESB magazine in ECE School, University of Tehran, Iran
Skills
Electrical Engineering
Instrumentation, Signal and Image Processing, Microprocessor
Medical Devices
Design Specification, Validation and Verification, Risk Analysis, PMA and 510(k)
Biomedical Science
Microfluidics, Drug Toxicity Detection on Chip, Mechanobiology
Biomedical Computation and Data Analysis
Biomaterials and Rehabilitation Engineering
Computer Skills:
Operating System: Windows, Mac OS, Linux
Programming Languages: MATLAB, C/C++, Verilog and FPGA Programing
Simulation Software: MATLAB, HSPICE, PSPICE, ORCAD, Quartus II, ModelSim, CodeVision AVR
Graphical Software: Photoshop, Corel Draw, AutoCAD
Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, FrontPage, Publisher)
Honors and Awards
Won Best Student Branch Award from Iranian Society of Biomedical Engineering as the president of biomedical engineering student branch in University of Tehran, 10th General Assembly of ISBME in Isfahan, Nov. 2010
Faculty of Engineering full scholarship, University of Tehran, Iran, 2006-2011
Ranked 210th among approximately 350,000 participants in the nationwide university entrance exam in Mathematics and Physics fields for B.Sc. degree, 2006
Admitted in the first stage of nationwide Olympiad competition in "Physics", "Mathematics", "Computer" and "Chemistry in Iran, 2004 and 2005
Ranked 1st in the entrance examination of Nikan Inst. among 800 participants, 2002
Teaching Experience
Mathematics of Signal and System Analysis, Cornell University, Summer 2012
Introduction to Biomedical Engineering, University of Tehran, Spring 2010
Holding Implementation Workshops to make ECG amplifier, Nikan High School, Iran, 2010
Advanced Mathematics for Olympiad preparation, Nikan High School, Iran, 2009
Physics of Electricity and Magnetism, University of Tehran, Spring & Fall 2008
Affiliations/Memberships
Vice President of American Red Cross Club at Cornell University, 2012
Cornell IthaQatar Ambassador, 2012
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 2010-2012
Founder and President of Biomedical Engineering Student Branch at University of Tehran, 2011
Student Representative of Electrical and Computer Engineering School, 2010 and 2011